Couples who sign up with uTango spend online and get cash back each year for spending habits as well as larger bonuses for every 10 years they stay married.
Many married couples are signing up for a program that offers them big rewards to stay married. The program called uTango is an online rewards program that urges couples to stay together through financial perks. As they spend money online at one of 300 companies, they earn points. These points add up to cash back bonuses at the end of the year and even larger bonuses when couples reach marriage milestones. These bonuses can add up to a million dollars. All they have to do is stay married.
The company is headed by CEO Jim Miller who believes that couples who stay married deserve extra perks for their accomplishments. Single and engaged couples are also permitted to join as well as newlyweds. If and when these couples do decide to marry, they can use their cash back bonuses to pay for their wedding expenses. Married couples who join must be married less than three years.
Different plans require different online spending requirements each year, promoting online spending as often as possible. There are three types of plans that users can choose from. These include the $250,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000 rewards plan. Each plan names the amount that couples receive when they hit their 30th anniversary. Each has a different yearly online spending requirement with $5,000 being the minimum on the lowest plan and $20,000 with the highest plan. Once married, couples get $10,000 on their 10th anniversary, $100,000 on their 20th anniversary, and those who sign up for the most expensive plan can get up to $1 million on their 30th anniversary. If they get divorced, the cash stops coming.
There are 15 shopping categories to choose from on the site to help couples reach their spending requirements. These categories range from clothing to travel and include toys, jewelry, electronics, and lawn and garden. Such a service is likely to be a success in this country which has growing numbers of online buying practices. According to a recent online shopping survey conducted by Pew Internet & American Life Project last year, online buying increased from 22 percent to 49 percent since June 2000 to September 2007. In fact, about 66 percent of Americans who have internet access have purchased at least one item online. The uTango service may be one of the services that help increase the number of online spenders as well as promote long term marriages, blending modern technology with traditional values.
Couples Paid To Stay Married
Car fun Facts
The car is one of the most recognizeable inventions of the modern era. Without cars there would be no suburbs, car trips, endless drop-offs and pick-ups most parents are all to familiar with. Here are some fun facts about cars and their colorful past.
* The first cars did not have steering wheels. Drivers steered with a lever.
* The New York City Police Department used bicycles to pursue speeding motorists in 1898.
* The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902.
* In 1916, 55 percent of the cars in the world were Model T Fords, a record that has never been beaten.
* The first gas gauge appeared in cars in 1922.
* In 1923, 173 new inventions by women for cars had been reported. Among these inventions were a carburetor and an electric engine starter.
* The first car radio was invented in 1929.
* Buick introduced the first electric turn signals in 1938.
* The Peanuts characters were first animated in 1957 for a Ford Fairlaine automobile commercial.
* Most American car horns beep in the key of F.
* The automobile is the most recycled consumer product in the world today
elearning Facts
Research shows that elearning students are usually career orientated professionals who have families.
So even if you are in a full time job or have a young family it is possible to study, advance your career or learn something new. You can study whenever and wherever suits you!
50% of employee skills become outdated in 3 years. (Source: Merrill Lynch "The Book of Knowledge")
Knowledge and skills are key to succeed in a competitive and fast moving industry. Our courses are fully up to date and incorporate new legislation allowing you to rapidly and regularly re-train to ensure you meet the demands created by a highly technical and continuously changing industry.
IDC Research demonstrates that 15% to 30% of an employee's time is spent looking for information, and they find it only 50% of the time.
Our e-learning courses and material presents exactly what you need to know in a clear format, meaning that this time can be put to better use.
Research shows that less than 20% of the information available to a company is actually used.
Interesting Facts of English Counting
Letters 'a', 'b', 'c ' & 'd' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 99
Letter 'd' comes for the first time in Hundred
Letters 'a', 'b' & 'c ' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999
Letter 'a' comes for the first time in Thousand
Letters 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999,999,999
Letter 'b' comes for the first time in Billion
And
Letter 'c' does not appear anywhere in in the spellings of entire English Counting
BEATLES TIMELINE FACTS
July 7, 1940 - Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) is born in Liverpool.
October 9, 1940 - John Lennon is born in Liverpool.
June 18, 1942 - Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool.
February 24, 1943 - George Harrison is born in Liverpool.
1957 - John Lennon, age 16, forms the Quarry Men, a band comprised of pals from his school, Quarry Bank Grammar.
July 6, 1957 - Paul McCartney, age 15, meets John at a Quarry Men performance at Woolton Parish Church fete. Soon after, John invites him to join the band.
February 1958 - George Harrison, age 15, joins the group.
January 1960 - Stu Sutcliffe, a friend of John's at Liverpool College of Art, is asked to join the group as bass guitarist. The band changes its name to Silver Beetles, then Silver Beatles.
August 1960 - Drummer Pete Best joins group, now known as simply the Beatles. He accompanies the band to Hamburg where, over five visits between now and December 1962, the group hones its sound at the Indra, Kaiserkeller, Top Ten and Star clubs.
December 27, 1960 - Having returned to Liverpool the Beatles appear on this date at a local public hall, Litherland Town Hall, prompting fan frenzy. Their popularity secure, they work the North West of Britain steadily to committed followers for the next two years.
Spring 1961 - Stuart Sutcliffe quits the Beatles.
November 1961 - The Beatles meet Brian Epstein, who becomes their manager. They start to polish their image and seek a recording contract.
January 1, 1962 - They audition (unsuccessfully) for Decca Records in London.
April 10, 1962 - Stuart Sutcliffe dies of a brain hemorrhage in Hamburg.
June 6, 1962 - The Beatles audition for George Martin, a producer at EMI. He signs them, and becomes their producer throughout the Beatles' career.
August 16, 1962 - Pete Best leaves the Beatles.
August 18, 1962 - Ringo joins the band.
October 5, 1962 - The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" is released in the United Kingdom. It rises to a respectable #17 on the British charts.
January 11, 1963 - The Beatles" second single, "Please Please Me," is released in the U.K.. It goes to #1 on the British charts on February 22 and stays there for two weeks.
February 11, 1963 - In a single day, the Beatles record their first full album, also entitled "Please Please Me." They record ten songs, which were added to the previously recorded "Love Me Do," "Please Please Me," "P.S. I Love You," and "Ask Me Why."
March 22, 1963 - The album "Please Please Me" is released in the U.K. and becomes a runaway hit. Once it hits number one, it remains there for 29 weeks. The Beatles have taken Britain by storm and successive singles all hit number one: "From Me To You," "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your Hand." The album is released in America in July with the title, "Introducing the Beatles," and initially flops.
October 1963 - Beatlemania spreads through Europe. (This is the month biographers and Beatles scholars often point to as the start of the Beatles' phenomenal popularity).
October 13, 1963 - Beatles play on ITV's "Sunday Night at the London Palladium" which is broadcast to 15 million viewers. (This show in the United Kingdom was analogous to "The Ed Sullivan Show" in the U.S.)
November 4, 1963 - The Beatles appear at the Royal Command Performance, performing for the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon. Before beginning "Twist and Shout," John tweaks the crowd with his comment, "Will the people in the cheaper seats clap their hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry."
November 22, 1963 - The band's second album "With the Beatles" is released in the U.K., remaining in the top position on the British charts for 21 weeks. It features the songs "All My Loving," "Please Mr. Postman," "Roll Over Beethoven," and others. It succeeded the first album in the number one spot, and together the Beatles were top on the album charts for 51 consecutive weeks.
November 29, 1963 - The single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" is released in the U.K. and immediately hits number one on the charts. It is released in the U.S. December 26 that year, and spends seven weeks at number one.
January 20, 1964 - The album, "Meet the Beatles!" is released by Capitol Records in the U.S. On February 15 it hits number one on Billboard's chart in America, where it remains for 11 weeks.
February 7, 1964 - The Beatles land at JFK Airport in New York. The British Invasion begins. Fans surround the Plaza Hotel, where the Beatles are staying.
February 9, 1964 - The Beatles perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and are watched by a record-setting 73 million people (23,240,000 households, according to A.C. Nielsen). They perform five songs, "All My Loving," "Till There Was You," "She Loves You," "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand."
February 11, 1964 - The Beatles give their first live performance in the U.S. at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C.
February 12, 1964 - The Beatles perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
February 16, 1964 - The Beatles perform for the second time on "The Ed Sullivan Show," performing live from the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Approximately 70 million people tune in (22,445,000 households).
February 23, 1964 - The Beatles appear for the third time on "The Ed Sullivan Show," this time with a taped performance of three songs.
March 2, 1964 - Filming commences on the Beatles' first film, "A Hard Day's Night," and is completed in eight weeks.
March 31, 1964 - The Beatles hold the top five slots on Billboard's chart: (1) Can't Buy Me Love, (2) Twist and Shout, (3) She Loves You, (4) I Want To Hold Your Hand (5) Please Please Me--a musical first.
April 4, 1964 - The Beatles hold 14 slots on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
July 6, 1964 - "A Hard Day's Night" premieres in London. It cost $500,000. The film is well-received by critics and the public.
July 10, 1964 - The album "A Hard Day's Night" is released in the U.K., hitting number one there, as well as in America after its U.S. release in August.
August 11, 1964 - "A Hard Day's Night" opens in America and is a huge hit.
August 19, 1964 - The Beatles perform at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, in the first concert of their USA/Canada tour, which lasts a month.
December 4, 1964 - The album "Beatles For Sale" is released in the U.K. and hits number one.
February 23, 1965 - Shooting begins in the Bahamas on the Beatles' second film, "Help!"
June 12, 1965 - The Beatles are named Members of the British Empire by the Queen, and in October they are presented with medals at Buckingham Palace.
July 29, 1965 - The Beatles second feature film, "Help!" opens in London. It opens in the U.S. on August 11 that year. It cost $1.5 million to make and was very successful.
August 6, 1965 - The album, "Help!" is released in the U.K. and becomes a number one hit there and in the U.S.
August 15, 1965 - The Beatles play for a record-breaking 55,600 people at New York's Shea Stadium, grossing $304,000 dollars. The Beatles' share was $160,000.
December 3, 1965 - The album, "Rubber Soul," is released in the U.K. and goes to number one there and in the U.S.
August 5, 1966 - The album, "Revolver," is released in the U.K. and hits number one there and in the U.S.
August 29, 1966 - The Beatles give their last live concert, in San Francisco, California.
June 1, 1967 - The album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," is released in the U.K. It tops the charts all over the world, holding the number one slot in Britain for 27 weeks and for 19 in America. It receives four Grammys including Best Album.
June 25, 1967 - The Beatles star in "Our World," a two-hour satellite television program transmitted live by satellite to five continents and 24 countries. They perform "All You Need is Love." This was the first live television satellite program to air worldwide.
August 27, 1967 - Brian Epstein dies. The Beatles learn of his death while they are visiting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Bangor, Wales. The spiritual leader is introducing people to Transcendental Meditation (TM).
November 27, 1967 - The album, "Magical Mystery Tour," is released in the U.S. where it hits number one. It is released in the U.K. eleven days later as an extended play disc, without three singles.
December 26, 1967 - "Magical Mystery Tour," the Beatles' hour-long television special airs in the U.K., where it is seen by approximately 14 million viewers and not liked by critics.
February 1968 - The Beatles travel to Rishikesh, India, to attend a TM seminar hosted by Maharishi at his center. They stay a few weeks.
May 14, 1968 - John and Paul appear on "The Tonight Show" (with guest host Joe Garagiola) to announce that their company, Apple, desires to help young artists.
July 17, 1968 - "Yellow Submarine," the animated film, premieres in London. It opens in America several months later and becomes a great success.
November 22, 1968 - The album, "The Beatles" ('White Album'), is released and zooms to number one in Britain and America.
January 13, 1969 - The soundtrack, "Yellow Submarine," is released in the U.S. and reaches the number two position on the British and American charts (number one was held by the White Album).
January 30, 1969 - The Beatles perform together for the last time live, singing many songs, on the roof of Apple's London office. The scenes were included in what became the documentary "Let It Be."
Mid-September, 1969 - John decides to "divorce" the Beatles, but he does not announce it publicly because of contract negotiations taking place with EMI. By this time, George and Ringo have each quit the band for short spells, returning soon after.
September 26, 1969 - The Beatles last studio album, "Abbey Road," is released in the U.K. It tops the charts there and in America.
November 25, 1969 - John returns his Member of the British Empire medal to Buckingham Palace as an anti-war protest, and, he says in his letter to the Queen, in protest against his single "Cold Turkey" slipping down the charts.
April 10, 1970 - Paul announces publicly that he has left the Beatles.
May 8, 1970 - The Beatles last album, "Let It Be" (recorded before "Abbey Road"), is released in the U.K. and hits number one there and in the U.S.
May 20, 1970 - The movie, "Let It Be," premieres in London. None of the Beatles attend.
Weird, Strange but true facts about the Earth
In 1783 an Icelandic eruption threw up enough dust to temporarily block out the sun over Europe.
About 20 to 30 volcanoes erupt each year, mostly under the sea.
A huge underground river runs underneath the Nile, with six times more water than the river above.
Lake Bosumtwi in Ghana formed in a hollow made by a meteorite.
Beaver Lake, in Yellowstone Park, USA, was artificially created by beaver damming.
Off the coast of Florida there is an underwater hotel. Guests have to dive to the entrance.
Venice in Italy is built on 118 sea islets joined by 400 bridges. It is gradually sinking into the water.
The Ancient Egyptians worshipped a sky goddess called Nut.
The world's windiest place is Commonwealth Bay, Antartica.
In 1934, a gust of wind reached 371 km/h on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, USA.
American Roy Sullivan has been struck by lighting a record seven times.
The desert baobab tree can store up to 1000 litres of water in its trunk.
The oldest living tree is a California bristlecone pine name 'Methuselah'. It is about 4600 years old. The largest tree in the world is a giant sequoia growing in California. It is 84 meters tall and measures 29 meters round the trunk. The fastest growing tree is the eucalyptus. It can grow 10 meters a year.
The Antartic notothenia fish has a protein in its blood that acts like antifreeze and stops the fish freezing in icy sea.
The USA uses 29% of the world's petrol and 33% of the world's electricity.
The industrial complex of Cubatao in Brazil is known as the Valley of Death because its pollution has destroyed the trees and rivers nearby.
Tibet is the highest country in the world. Its average height above sea level is 4500 meters.
Some of the oldest mountains in the world are the Highlands in Scotland. They are estimated to be about 400 million years old.
Fresh water from the River Amazon can be found up to 180 km out to sea.
The White Sea, in Russia, has the lowest temperature, only -2 degrees centigrade. The Persian Gulf is the warmest sea. In the summer its temperature reaches 35.6 degrees centigrade.
There is no land at all at the North Pole, only ice on top of sea. The Arctic Ocean has about 12 million sq km of floating ice and has the coldest winter temperature of -34 degrees centigrade.
The Antarctic ice sheet is 3-4 km thick, covers 13 million sq km and has temperatures as low as -70 degrees centigrade.
Over 4 million cars in Brazil are now running on gasohol instead of petrol. Gasohol is a fuel made from sugar cane.
Cricket {Sports} ..intresting facts shared
The first international cricket match was held between the US and Canada in 1844. The match was played in New York and Canada won by 23 runs.
India were all out for 54 in October 2000, their lowest ever total in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka.
Sir D. Bradman of Australia is considered the bestbatsman of all times. He played 80 test innings with an average of 99.9. He scored 29 centuries and 13 fifties. His highest score was 334.
Australia holds the record of most consecutive wons in test matches i.e. 16 consecutive test matches won.
West Indies holds the record of Most consecutive test matches drwan i.e. 10 test matches drawn consecutively.
Pakistan's Mohammed Yousuf holds the record of most runs in a calender year and most centuries in a calender year. He broke both these records in 2006.
Australia has the best win record in test matches, that is 63.92% wins, they have won 319 of 686 test matches since march 1887.
Shahid Afridi of Pakistan scored fastes ODI century in 1996. It was scored on 37 balls. He still holds that record
The longest test match of all was played between England and South Africa at Durban in 1938-39. This was a timeless test which lasted for 9 days, despite which the match ended in a draw since the England players had to leave to catch the boat back to England!
Only four test series have ended 0-0 with all five matches being drawn. India was involved in three of them, including two in a row against Pakistan.
Two spectators were killed and several injured when a stand collapsed during the India v England game at Nagpur in January 1985
England's John Jameson, who was born in India, made his highest Test score( 82 ) against India.
South African player Herschelle Gibbs was banned for two test matches after abusing Pakistani spectators in the first test match of a 3 test match series against pakistan in 2007.
At an individual level, 1982 Duleep Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 105 in both innings against India. He is the only batsman to hit identical hundreds in both innings of a test match.
Some facts about mercury
ALTHOUGH best known as the silver liquid in thermometers, mercury has over 3,000 industrial uses. It occurs in nature mostly as mercuric sulphide, known as cinnabar, which has been refined for its mercury content since the 16th century. Mercury is present in numerous compounds and is toxic even in its elementary form.
A blob of the silver liquid, which is toxic even in its elementary form.
Properties such as the ability to alloy with most metals, liquefy at room temperature, vapourise and freeze with ease and conduct electricity make mercury an important industrial metal. Mercury in elemental or inorganic form is transformed into organic forms (especially the methylated form) by biological systems when it comes into contact with micro-organisms in the soil and water.
Humans come into contact with mercury through environmental, occupational or accidental exposure. Methylated mercury compounds are toxic and can accumulate in the environment and in the food chain.
Mercury magnifies up to 100,000 times in predatory fish. In the 1950s, the consumption of fish contaminated by methylated mercury led to the poisoning of thousands of fishing families in Minimata, Japan. The pollution, caused by an acetaldehyde manufacturing unit owned by the Chisso industrial group, affected over 10,000 people over a period of three decades.
Occupational exposure to mercury occurs through the inhalation of contaminated air, skin contact with liquid mercury, or oral exposure through contaminated hands or food. Mercury can cause acute or chronic health problems. It accumulates in the kidney, the brain and the blood. The amount of mercury absorbed by the body - and thus the degree of toxicity - depends upon its chemical form. Elemental mercury, the form workers are exposed to, is the most hazardous when inhaled. Only about 25 per cent of the inhaled dose is exhaled.
Very high exposure to mercury vapour can cause acute poisoning. This may lead to pneumonia and can be fatal. People with chronic mercury poisoning experience wide mood swings and become irritable, depressed or excited for no apparent reason. The earliest symptom is tremor of the hand, tongue and eyelids, which can progress to problems with balancing and walking.
Over 40 States in the United States and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have issued at least 2,000 public health warnings about mercury contamination. Several States and municipal administrations have begun to check the amount of mercury in the environment by banning mercury thermometers, as "even if one thermometer contaminates a drinking water supply source, it can be permanently unusable".
Origin of Vastu
Origin of Vastu
These days, the concept of consulting Vastu expert for creating peaceful settings at home and workplace, has gained popularity. This architectural scientific study of directions, more popularly known as Vastu is not new. In fact it has its origin in the Stapatya Veda, a part of the Atharva Veda. Thus, the origin of vastu study can be said to have taken place thousands of years ago. It is interesting to explore facts about Vaasthu origin. Read further to know about Vaastu shastra history…
The early principles of Vastu were framed on the basis of observation of the sunrays at different durations during the day. Vastu study has incorporated the principles of sculptures, construction and architecture, as were described in the epics. One can find its mention in different epics like Mataysya Purana, Skanda Purana, Agni Purana, Garuda Purana, and Vishnu Purana.
References can also be found in the Mahabharata; of different houses built for the kings, which were constructed following Vaastu guidelines. Even Buddhist literature makes numerous mentions of different buildings based on Vaasthu. It has become a tradition of passing the knowledge of Vastu shashtra from one generation to another.
You can SEE all facts on EYES here
We should never put anything in or near our eyes, unless we have a reason to use eye drops. We would only do that if our doctor or parent told us to use them.
Blinking helps to wash tears over our eyeballs. That keeps them clean and moist. Also, if something is about to hit our eye, we will blink automatically.
Our body has some natural protection for our eyes. Our eyelashes help to keep dirt out of our eyes. Our eyebrows are made to keep sweat from running into our eyes.
Our eyes are very important to us, and we must protect them. We don't want dirt, sand, splinters or even fingers to get in our eyes. We don't want our eyes to get scratched or poked. That could damage our sight!
The study of the iris of the eye is called iridology.
The shark cornea has been used in eye surgery, since its cornea is similar to a human cornea.
The number one cause of blindness in adults in the United States is diabetes.
The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams.
The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray.
The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels.
The conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the human eye.
Sailors once thought that wearing a gold earring would improve their eyesight.
Research has indicated that a tie that is on too tight cam increase the risk of glaucoma in men.
People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper.
Men are able to read fine print better than women can.
In the United States, approximately 25,000 eye injuries occur that result in the person becoming totally blind.
All babies are colour blind when they are born.
A human eyeball weighs an ounce.
If the lens in our eye doesn't work quite right, we can get glasses to help us see. Glasses have lenses in them that work with our eye's own lens to help us see better.
Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
The reason why your nose gets runny when you are crying is because the tears from the eyes drain into the nose.
The most common injury caused by cosmetics is to the eye by a mascara wand.
Some people start to sneeze if they are exposed to sunlight or have a light shined into their eye.
The highest recorded speed of a sneeze is 165 km per hour.
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella.
Inside our eye, at the back, is a part called the "retina." On the retina are cells called "rods" and "cones." These rods and cones help us to see colors and light.
Just behind the pupil is a lens. It is round and flat. It is thicker toward the middle.
Over the front of our eye is a clear covering called the "conjunctiva."
The white part of our eye is called the "sclera." At the front, the sclera becomes clear and is called the "cornea."
Around the pupil is a colored muscle called the "iris." Our eyes may be BLUE, BROWN, GREEN, GRAY OR BLACK, because that is the color of the iris.
Our eyes have many parts. The black part on the front of our eye is called the "pupil." It is really a little hole that opens into the back part of our eyes.
Your eyes blinks over 10,000,000 times a year!Rehabilitation Facts -- animals
SEALS
seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was $80,000. At a
special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were
released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A
minute later, in full view, a killer whale ate them both. "
PENGUINS
"The highlight of Dyan's career was flying to South Africa as part of an international team of penguin experts to help save 20,000 penguins from an oil spill. The rehabilitation effort took three months and 556,000 hours of volunteer labor, and due to the incredible response to the penguins in crisis, 91% of the oiled birds were saved and released back into the wild. This event was historic in its size and success rate, and represents the largest number of animals within a species ever to be rescued and rehabilitated. Dyan calls her participation in this rescue the most challenging, yet most rewarding, experience of her life.
More details at: http://www.thepenguinlady.com/ "
Shoes also have an History...
Sandals were the most common footwear in most early civilizations, however, a few early cultures had shoes. In Mesopotamia, (c. 1600–1200 BC) a type of soft shoes were worn by the mountain people who lived on the border of Iran. In India various epics and regions have indicated usage of a wooden sandal “Khadaon” which were used.
The soft shoe was made of wraparound leather, similiar to a moccasin. "As late as 1850 most shoes were made on absolutely straight lasts, there being no difference between the right and the left shoe."
The firt rubber heel for shoes was patented on January 24, 1899 by Irish-American Humphrey O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan patented the rubber heel which outlasted the leather heel then in use.
The first rubber soled shoes called plimsolls were developed and manufactured in the United States in the late 1800s. In 1892, nine small rubber manufacturing companies consolidated to form the U.S. Rubber Company. Among them was the Goodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe Company, organized in the 1840s in Naugatuck, Connecticut.
History of BEER...and why its better than woman
Babylonian clay tablets show detailed recipes of beer making in 4300 BC. Beer was also brewed by the ancient Chinese, Assyrians and Incas.
An Egyptian text of 1600 BC gives 100 medical prescriptions using beer. A few years ago, the New Castle Brewery in England brewed 1,000 bottles Tutankhamun Ale from a 3,200-year old recipe found in the sun temple of Queen Nefertiti.
Why BEER IS BETTER THAN WOMAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. YOU CAN ENJOY A BEER ALL MONTH LONG.
2. BEER STAINS WASH OUT.
3. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WINE AND DINE BEER.
4. YOUR BEER WILL ALWAYS WAIT PATIENTLY FOR YOU IN THE CAR WHILE YOU PLAY FOOTBALL.
5. WHEN YOUR BEER GOES FLAT, YOU TOSS IT OUT.
6. BEER IS NEVER LATE.
7. HANGOVERS GO AWAY.
8. A BEER DOESN'T GET JEALOUS WHEN YOU GRAB ANOTHER BEER.
9. BEER LABELS COME OUT WITHOUT A FIGHT.
10. WHEN YOU GO TO A BAR YOU KNOW YOU CAN ALWAYS PICKUP A BEER.
11. BEER NEVER HAS A HEADACHE.
12. AFTER YOU'VE HAD A BEER, THE BOTTLE IS STILL WORTH 10 CENTS.
13. A BEER WON'T GET UPSET IF YOU COME HOME AND HAVE ANOTHER BEER.
14. IF YOU POUR A BEER RIGHT, YOU'LL ALWAYS GET GOOD HEAD.
15. YOU CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE BEER IN A NIGHT AND NOT FEEL GUILTY.
16. YOU CAN SHARE A BEER WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
17. YOU ALWAYS KNOW YOU'RE THE FIRST TO POP A BEER.
18. A BEER ALWAYS GOES DOWN EASY.
19. BEER IS ALWAYS SET.
20. BEER DOESN'T DEMAND EQUALITY.
21. YOU CAN HAVE A BEER IN PUBLIC.
22. A BEER DOESN'T CARE WHEN YOU COME HOME.
23. A FRIGID BEER IS A GOOD BEER.
24. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WASH A BEER BEFORE IT TASTES GOOD.
25. IF YOU CHANGE BEERS YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ALIMONY.
Hairy Facts...Read some facts about hair
- Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, second only to bone marrow.
- 35 meters of hair fibre is produced every day on the average adult scalp.
- The average scalp has 100,000 hairs. Redheads have the least at 80,000; brown and black haired persons have about 100,000; and blondes have the most at 120,000.
- 90% of scalp hairs are growing and 10% are resting.
- It is normal to lose 100 hairs per day from the scalp.
- You must lose over 50% of your scalp hairs before it is apparent to anyone.
- Many drugs can cause hair loss.
- Thyroid imbalance and iron deficiency are reversible causes for hair loss.
- Over 50% of men by age 50 have male pattern hair loss.
135 Facts about our friends.. DOGS
1. All dogs are an direct descendant of wolves
2. North America has the highest population of dogs in the world
3. The oldest dog on record is 29 years old. He was an Australian Cattle-Dog.
4. Dog's heart is similar to a human's - it has four chambers
5. Scientists believe dogs see lesser quality of color then perceived by humans - like seeing colors through a dusky, mask of twilight.
6. Can sense orders 100 million times lower than humans
7. Better night vision than humans.
8. Oldest breed in the world is a Saluki - royal dog of Egypt and recognized as far back as 329 B.C.
9. They have super sensitive hearing - some can hear sounds 250 yards away - 100 times greater than humans.
10. Oldest American dog breed is the American Foxhound. They date back to 1650.
11. A few rare and unusual dog breeds are the Podengo, Broholmer, Lundehund and the Lowcher.
12. The tallest breeds of dogs are the Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane, the St. Bernard, Borzoi, Anatolian Karabash and the English Mastiff. They can get to be 35 inches at their shoulders.
13. The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog which is between 2-6 pounds.
14. They enjoy sugar.
15. Chocolate affect dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces are enough to kill a small dog
16. Dogs have twice as many muscles for moving then a human
17. Dogs are loyal to their owner not because they give him food but because of their respect and companionship you give him
18. In terms of human years, an one year old dog is equivalent to a 15 year old human.
19. As much as your dog like rawhide it's not good for them. You need to limit how much they eat.
20. Boxers start a fight with thier front paws like a human and that's how they got their name.
21. Newfoundland's are great swimmers and divers because they have web feet.
22. A Irish Wolfhound can pick up a Mastiff or Bulldog because they are so strong.
23. Mixed breed dogs have a lineage that is likely unknown so are different from Cross breeds because they are two different breeds of dogs combined together.
24. Bassets can't swim.
25. The Afghan Hound was a favorite of royalty and is mentioned in writings back to 4000B.C.
26. Dalmations are born white.
27. The oldest pure bred British dog is thought to be the Cardiagan Welsh Corgi. Their roots are traced to Wales around 1200 B.C.
28. A puppy will chew on anything so make sure they have something to chew on.
29. Puppy's don't open their eyes until they are 10 to 15 days old.
30. Normal body temperature for a dog is 101.2F.
31. Dogs turn in circles before lying down because when they were wild this turned long grass into a bed.
32. It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk.
33. Dogs DO have better low-light vision than humans because of a special light-reflecting layer behind their retinas
34. A German Shepherd guide dog led her blind companion the entire 2100 mile Applachian Trail
35. If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could product over 66,000 dogs in 6 years!
36. Dogs' only sweat glands are between their paw pads
37. Like human babies, Chihuahuas are born with a soft spot in their skull which closes with age
38. The breed Lundehune has 6 toes and can close its ears
39. Teddy Roosevelt's dog, Pete, ripped a French ambassador's pants off at the White House
40. President Lyndon Johnson had two beagles named Him and Her
41. Franklin Roosevelt spent $15,000 for a destroyer to pick up his Scottie in the Aleutian Islands
42. In Roman times, mastiffs donned light armor and were sent after mounted knights
43. The Russians trained dogs during WWII to run suicide missions with mines strapped to their backs
44. A dog's mouth exerts 150-200 pounds of pressure per square inch
45. ... with some dogs exerting up to 450 pounds per squre inch.
46. A one year old dog is as mature, physically, as a 15 year old human
47. The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world
48. France has the 2nd highest
49. The average city dog lives 3 years longer than a country dog
50. 87% of dog owners say their dog curls up beside them or at their feet while they watch T.V.
51. Dogs have been with humans since prehistoric times. Over the years they have performed various services. They have pulled sleds over snowy tracts. They have delivered messages, herded sheep and cattle, and even rescued persons trapped in the snow.
52. Dogs have served as a source of food, too. The ancient Romans are said to have prized certain kinds of dog stew.
53. The Aztecs of ancient Mexico raised tiny dogs, thought to be the forebears of the chihuahua, to feed the large carnivores in the private zoos of the Aztec rulers.
54. In the past dogs have even been worshiped as gods. Recently, they have been used in drug research, medical experimentation, and space science.
55. Soviet scientists launched dogs into space to test the ability of mammals to survive the rigors of space travel before people were sent up.
56. Dogs can be trained to detect epileptic seizures
57. 15 people die in the U.S. every year from dog bites
58. In 2002 alone, more people in the U.S. were killed by dogs than by sharks in the past 100 years
59. Newfoundlands are great swimmers because of their webbed feet
60. Basset Hounds cannot swim
61. Greyhounds are the fastest dogs on earth, with speeds of up to 45 miles per hour
62. Bingo is the name of the dog on the side of the Cracker Jack box
63. The bible mentions dogs 14 times
64. Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic - a Newfoundland, a Pomeranian, and a Pekingese
65. The Labrador Retriever is the #1 favorite breed in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
66. Obesity is the #1 health problem among dogs
67. An estimated 1,000,000 dogs in the U.S. have been named as the primary beneficiaries in their owner's will
68. An American Animal Hospital Assoc. poll found that 33% of dog owners admit to talking to their dogs on the phone and leaving answering machine messages for them while away
69. Dog's nose prints are as unique as a human's finger prints and can be used to accurately identify them
70. At the end of the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life", a high-pitched dog whistle was recorded by Paul McCartney for his sheepdog
71. 70% of people sign their pet's name on greeting and holiday cards
72. 58% put pets in family and holiday portraits
73. There are only 350 Cisky Terriers in the world - perhaps the rarest breed
74. The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th century England when it is believed that many cats and dogs drowned during heavy periods of rain.
75. Dogs have no sense of "time"
76. Humans have kept dogs as pets for over 12,000 years
77. The largest breed of dog is the Irish Wolfhound
78. The world's smallest dog breed is the Chihuahua
79. The St. Bernard is the heaviest
80. Only dogs and humans have prostates
81. But dogs do not have an appendix
82. Every dog on earth likely descended from a species knows as the Tomarctus - a creature that roamed the earth over 15 million years ago
83. The oldest known breed is likely the Saluki - originally trained by Egyptians to help them track game.
84. In 1957, Laika became the first living being in space via an earth satellite
85. ... while JFK's terrir, Charlie, father 4 puppies with Laika's daughter
86. An African wolf dog known as the basenji is the only dog in the world that cannot bark
87. There are 703 breeds of purebred dogs
88. Dachshunds were originally bred for fighting badgers
89. The world's smartest dogs are thought to be (1) the border collie, (2) the poodle, and (3) the golden retriever
90. ... while the dumbest dog is believed to be the Afghan hound
91. A dog's smell is more than 100,000 times stronger than that of a human's
92. ... which they need because their eyesight is not as keen as a human's.
93. Dogs judge objects first by their movement, then by their brightness, and lastly by their shape
94. George Washington had thirty six dogs - all foxhounds - with one named Sweetlips
95. All dogs are identical in anatomy - 321 bones and 42 permanent teeth
96. Smaller breeds mature faster than larger breeds
97. Female dogs are only ready to mate - "in heat" - twice a year for a total of roughly 20 days
98. Puppies sleep ninety percent of the day for their first few weeks
99. Rin Tin Tin was the first Hollywood dog star
100. ... and he really signed his movie contracts - all 22 of them - with a pawprint
101. The Wizard of Oz's Toto was played by a female Cairn Terrier named Terry
102. Up until the late 1800's, Collies were known as Scottish Sheepdogs
103. Dogs have two times as many muscles to move their ears as people
104. The longer a dog's nose, the more effective it's internal cooling system
105. An elderly woman was saved by her 12 pound Yorkshire Terrier who fought off an 80 pound Akita and survived with only 9 stitches
106. U.S. Customs dogs "Rocky" and "Barco" were so good at patrolling the border that Mexican drug lords put a $300,000 bounty on their heads
107. Dogs are all direct descendants of wolves
108. Wolves and dogs can mate to produce fertal offspring
109. Female wolves have been known to travel great distances to regurgitate full meals for their hungry pups
110. Cerberus was the tri-headed dog that guarded the underworld in Greek mythology
111. Female dogs bear their young for 60 days before they're born
112. Dogs' sense of hearing is more than ten times more acute than a human's
113. Humans can detect sounds at 20,000 times per second, while dogs can sense frequencies of 30,000 times per second.
114. The earliest dog fossil dates back to nearly 10,000 B.C.
115. Bloodhounds are prized their ability to single out and identify a number of scents simultaneously
116. Dalmatian puppies are born completely white.
117. The Ancient Chinese carried Pekingese puppies in the sleeves of their robes
118. Boxers are so named because of their manner of playing with their front paws
119. All breeds of dog have been found to attack livestock - from 3 month old puppies, all the way up to thirteen year old poodles
120. A dog's heart beats up to 120 times per minute, or 50% faster than the average human heartbeat of 80 times per minute
121. The oldest dog on record - a Queensland "Heeler" named Bluey - was 29 years, 5 months old
122. Dogs were first domesticated by cavemen
123. Dogs live 15 years on average
124. Many foot disorders inn dogs are simply an issue of long toenails
125. More than 5,000,000 puppies are born in the U.S. every year
126. More than 1 in 3 American families own a dog
127. Average body temperature for a dog is 101.2 degrees
128. The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts both offer merit badges in dog care
129. Dogs are natural pack animals
130. They are naturally submissive to any creature with higher pack status - human or canine
131. Dogs instinctively require the pack leader's approval
132. Dogs with little human contact in the first three months typically don't make good pets
133. The Chihuahua was named after the state in Mexico where they were discovered
134. After birth, puppies' eyes do not fully open until they're about 12 days old
135. Their vision is not fully developed until after the 1st month
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EINSTEIN's FACTS
Read on for more obscure facts about the life of the world’s smartest genius:
1. Einstein Was a Fat Baby with Large Head
When Albert’s mother, Pauline Einstein gave birth to him, she thought that Einstein’s head was so big and misshapen that he was deformed!
As the back of the head seemed much too big, the family initially considered a monstrosity. The physician, however, was able to calm them down and some weeks later the shape of the head was normal. When Albert’s grandmother saw him for the first time she is reported to have
muttered continuously "Much too fat, much too fat!" Contrasting all apprehensions Albert grew and developed normally except that he seemed a bit slow. (Source)
2. Einstein Had Speech Difficulty as a Child
As a child, Einstein seldom spoke. When he did, he spoke very slowly - indeed, he tried out entire sentences in his head (or muttered them under his breath) until he got them right before he spoke aloud. According to accounts, Einstein did this until he was nine years old. Einstein’s parents were fearful that he was retarded - of course, their fear was completely unfounded!
One interesting anecdote, told by Otto Neugebauer, a historian of science, goes like this:
As he was a late talker, his parents were worried. At last, at the supper table one night, he broke his silence to say, "The soup is too hot."
Greatly relieved, his parents asked why he had never said a word before.
Albert replied, "Because up to now everything was in order." (Source)
3. Einstein was Inspired by a Compass
When Einstein was five years old and sick in bed, his father showed him something that sparked his interest in science: a compass.
When Einstein was five years old and ill in bed one day, his father showed him a simple pocket compass. What interested young Einstein was whichever the case was turned, the needle always pointed in the same direction. He thought there must be some force in what was presumed empty space that acted on the compass. This incident, common in many "famous childhoods," was reported persistently in many of the accounts of his life once he gained fame. (Source)
4. Einstein Failed his University Entrance Exam
In 1895, at the age of 17, Albert Einstein applied for early admission into the Swiss Federal Polytechnical School (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule or ETH). He passed the math and science sections of the entrance exam, but failed the rest (history, languages, geography, etc.)! Einstein had to go to a trade school before he retook the exam and was finally admitted to ETH a year later. (Source) 5. Einstein had an Illegitimate Child
In the 1980s, Einstein’s private letters revealed something new about the genius: he had an illegitimate daughter with a fellow former student Mileva Marić (whom Einstein later married). In 1902, a year before their marriage, Mileva gave birth to a daughter named Lieserl, whom Einstein never saw and whose fate remained unknown:
Mileva gave birth to a daughter at her parents’ home in Novi Sad. This was at the end of January, 1902 when Einstein was in Berne. It can be assumed from the content of the letters that birth was difficult. The girl was probably christianised. Her official first name is unknown. In the letters received only the name “Lieserl” can be found.
The further life of Lieserl is even today not totally clear. Michele Zackheim concludes in her book “Einstein’s daughter” that Lieserl was mentally challenged when she was born and lived with Mileva’s family. Furthermore she is convinced that Lieserl died as a result of an infection with scarlet fever in September 1903. From the letters mentioned above it can also be assumed that Lieserl was put up for adoption after her birth.
In a letter from Einstein to Mileva from September 19, 1903, Lieserl was mentioned for the last time. After that nobody knows anything about Lieserl Einstein-Maric. (Source)
6. Einstein Became Estranged From His First Wife, then Proposed a Strange "Contract"
The relationship progressed. Einstein became estranged from his wife. The biography reprints a chilling letter from Einstein to his wife, a proposed "contract" in which they could continue to live together under certain conditions. Indeed that was the heading: "Conditions."
A. You will make sure
1. that my clothes and laundry are kept in good order;
2. that I will receive my three meals regularly in my room;
3. that my bedroom and study are kept neat, and especially that my desk is left for my use only.
B. You will renounce all personal relations with me insofar as they are not completely necessary for social reasons…
There’s more, including "you will stop talking to me if I request it." She accepted the conditions. He later wrote to her again to make sure she grasped that this was going to be all-business in the future, and that the "personal aspects must be reduced to a tiny remnant." And he vowed, "In return, I assure you of proper comportment on my part, such as I would exercise to any woman as a stranger." (Source)
7. Einstein Didn’t Get Along with His Oldest Son
After the divorce, Einstein’s relationship with his oldest son, Hans Albert, turned rocky. Hans blamed his father for leaving Mileva, and after Einstein won the Nobel Prize and money, for giving Mileva access only to the interest rather than the principal sum of the award - thus making her life that much harder financially.
The row between the father and son was amplified when Einstein strongly objected to Hans Albert marrying Frieda Knecht:
In fact, Einstein opposed Hans’s bride in such a brutal way that it far surpassed the scene that Einstein’s own mother had made about Mileva. It was 1927, and Hans, at age 23, fell in love with an older and - to Einstein - unattractive woman. He damned the union, swearing that Hans’s bride was a scheming woman preying on his son. When all else failed, Einstein begged Hans to not have children, as it would only make the inevitable divorce harder. … (Source: Einstein A to Z by Karen C. Fox and Aries Keck, 2004)
Later, Hans Albert immigrated to the United States became a professor of Hydraulic Engineering at UC Berkeley. Even in the new country, the father and son were apart. When Einstein died, he left very little inheritance to Hans Albert.
More about Hans Albert: Obituary by UC Berkeley
8. Einstein was a Ladies’ Man
After Einstein divorced Mileva (his infidelity was listed as one of the reasons for the split), he soon married his cousin Elsa Lowenthal. Actually, Einstein also considered marrying Elsa’s daughter (from her first marriage) Ilse, but she demurred:
Before marrying Elsa, he had considered marrying her daughter, Ilse, instead. According to Overbye, “She (Ilse, who was 18 years younger than Einstein) was not attracted to Albert, she loved him as a father, and she had the good sense not to get involved. But it was Albert’s Woody Allen moment.” (Source)
Unlike Mileva, Elsa Einstein’s main concern was to take care of her famous husband. She undoubtedly knew about, and yet tolerated, Einstein’s infidelity and love affairs which were later revealed in his letters:
Previously released letters suggested his marriage in 1903 to his first wife Mileva Maric, mother of his two sons, was miserable. They divorced in 1919, and he soon married his cousin, Elsa. He cheated on her with his secretary, Betty Neumann.
In the new volume of letters released on Monday by Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Einstein described about six women with whom he spent time and from whom he received gifts while being married to Elsa.
Some of the women identified by Einstein include Estella, Ethel, Toni and his "Russian spy lover," Margarita. Others are referred to only by initials, like M. and L.
"It is true that M. followed me (to England) and her chasing after me is getting out of control," he wrote in a letter to Margot in 1931. "Out of all the dames, I am in fact attached only to Mrs. L., who is absolutely harmless and decent." (Source)
9. Einstein, the War Pacifist, Urged FDR to Build the Atom Bomb
The Einstein and Szilárd’s letter was often cited as one of the reasons Roosevelt started the secret Manhattan Project [wiki] to develop the atom bomb, although later it was revealed that the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 probably did much more than the letter to spur the government.
Although Einstein was a brilliant physicist, the army considered Einstein a security risk and (to Einstein’s relief) did not invite him to help in the project.
